Product description

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Five animated adventures starring the brightly coloured happiness dragon and his fun set of friends. In 'Happiness is Hatched', the arrival of happiness dragon Chorlton releases the inhabitants of Wheelie World from Welsh witch Fenella's wicked spell. 'Happiness is Dragon Shaped' sees the local plants all unhappy after Fenella the witch has cast a spell. In 'Chorlton Says it with Flowers', Fenella tries to kidnap the still far-from-glum Chorlton. 'The Lost Wheelie' sees Zoomer being kidnapped by Fenella, but rescued by Chorlton's happiness, and in 'Chorlton and the Crimewave', Chorlton is blamed for the theft of the king's crown.

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"Jump in we'll take you for a spin/And show you round the Wheelie World". For pretty much anyone between the ages of 25 and 40, merely the opening line of the theme to this crazed slice of cartoon bedlam will be enough to jog memories and pluck heartstrings. For everyone else, a brief synopsis is probably in order. Well, self-evidently there's Chorlton, the least intimidating dragon in television history, whose unexplained arrival among the Wheelies is a constant source of vexation to Fenella, a spectacularly ineffective witch with a base camp at Spout Hall (yes, it's a big kettle) and a cadre of mushroom-like toadies and "spikers" with whom she consorts to bring havoc to Wheelie World. Oh, and she also has a son, who only ever appears as a vast, disembodied foot.

In short, Chorlton is a crown jewel for all fans of 70s children's TV at its most unapologetically demented. Happiness is Dragon Shaped, the first five-episode collection, opens with "Happiness is Hatched" (wherein, of course, Chorlton arrives fully formed in Wheelie World via an enormous egg), before proceeding into the titular segment, "Chorlton Says it with Flowers", "The Lost Wheelie" and "Chorlton and the Crimewave". Needless to say, the ever-apopleptic Fenella remains hysterical throughout. --Danny Leigh

Top customer reviews

After enjoying the happy fun and frolics of the first DVD(highly recommended!), imagine my delight when a second DVD was released! As usual, Chorlton is in his usual slow-witted, cheery self, irradiating happiness to Wheelie World without knowing it! Also there is Fenella, the evil witch (or, according to Chorlton, the "little ol' lady!") who is having a hard time battling against this happy dragon. The stories and the narration are top class, which ensures that any lover of cult kid's tv will burst with happiness while watching this brilliant DVD. Buy it NOW!

I couldn't believe the memories that flooded back when I watched the first series again - I rememberd that when I was a child I was actually afraid of the 'geordie' witch! and it gave me the spooks even now! hehe!Definatley my fave character though! The great Chorlton and his "by eck!", "ekky thump!" and "'ello little old lady!" Excellent - I think children all over should view this instead of the stupid suchlike of the Tellitubbies and the Teeny Weenies! 10 out of 10! Even if you can't remember it - buy and and I am sure you will remember it!This is a classic and wonderful to watch!!! =)

After years of a wait, Pearson TV have released the first 5 episode on video. They have been digitally remastered and look fantastic.The very first episode was the main highlight of the video for me as somehow I had missed it all of the years ago.I recommend the video (and volume 2) to anyone who remembers Chorlton from their childhood. Even if you don't, check out the video and see what you have missed !Big kids at heart rule !

This is an absolutley gorgeous blast from the past, i vaguely remebered it but nobody else did so when i saw the video i bought it straight away. I put the video on and i was an anxious 3 year old again, i couldn't wait to see Fenella (she used to scare me to death)and the spikers definatly the best witch ever. This series should definatly make a comeback on TV and for ages i was singing the theme tune...now we just need Animal Kwackers (anybody remember...Rory Rory tell us a story)

An extended story (with two others from the series)with the Welsh Witch (Fenella) and her cronies. The Kids will love it and the gags are aimed at the parents (e.g. Chorlton asking the Baddie with a deep baritone voice "Do you do Working mens' Clubs?") I remember getting up early on Boxing Day morning to see it when this was first shown on TV. It has lost none of the magic! I have been waiting for this for a long time and my kids love it too!

Chorlton and the Wheelies is one of those shows that many people can remember loving as a child, but few can remember the details. Having seen this, I can safely say my memory wasn't playing tricks on me. The storylines are inventive and funny and I would recomend this to anyone who has vague menories of the original, and even those who haven't.

I loved this as a child, I was hoping my 3 year old would love it too.Unfortunately, they have done nothing to remaster the sound. Everything is horrible mono and all at the same level, with a hideous amount of bass. You have to turn it right up to try and hear the voices, and then is even more bass and it's painful to listen to.

I'm sure there will be responses about how it works fine on their DVD player and I've obviously just got a bad dvd player etc etc, despite the fact that I have an excellent setup... Maybe it's too good for the basic sound?

Its been years since I last watched Chorlton And The Wheelies, and the memories all came flooding back within minutes of watching this video. I came back from a bad day at work, with the mother of all grimaces on my face, and after the fifth episode I was grinning like a Cheshire cat. Chorlton... promotes good feelings and well being among kids (and big kids like me) - after all Fenella doesn't look that evil does she? - and refuses to patronise (apart from the characters' accents!). Well worth the money and I can't wait till the next video comes out!